On This Day

Wednesday, August 23, 1944

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 69 51 .575 --
Red Sox 64 55 .538 4.5
Yankees 62 55 .530 5.5
Tigers 62 56 .525 6.0
White Sox 56 63 .471 12.5
Athletics 57 65 .467 13.0
Indians 57 65 .467 13.0
Senators 51 68 .429 17.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 87 29 .750 --
Pirates 70 46 .603 17.0
Reds 65 49 .570 21.0
Cubs 51 61 .455 34.0
Giants 54 65 .454 34.5
Blue Jays 45 68 .398 40.5
Braves 46 71 .393 41.5
Dodgers 45 74 .378 43.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Walker Cooper 4
1 Stan Hack 4
3 Phil Cavarretta 2
3 Danny Litwhiler 2
3 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walker Cooper 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walker Cooper 3
2 Mort Cooper 2
2 Johnny Hopp 2
2 Danny Litwhiler 2
5 3 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Fallon 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mort Cooper 0.56
2 Bob Chipman 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mort Cooper 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 5
2 Bob Chipman 2
3 Paul Erickson 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .358
2 Stan Musial .355
3 Johnny Hopp .344
4 Joe Medwick .337
5 Bobby Doerr .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 27
2 Mel Ott 22
3 Bobby Doerr 15
3 Bob Johnson 15
3 3 others tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 93
2 Ray Sanders 90
3 Stan Musial 85
3 Vern Stephens 85
5 Bob Elliott 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 38
1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 38
3 Johnny Barrett 23
4 Don Gutteridge 19
5 George Myatt 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Munger 1.34
2 Max Lanier 1.80
3 Dizzy Trout 2.05
4 Johnny Niggeling 2.17
5 Tex Hughson 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Newhouser 20
1 Dizzy Trout 20
3 Mort Cooper 18
3 Tex Hughson 18
3 Bucky Walters 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 122
1 Bill Voiselle 122
3 Max Lanier 118
4 Tex Hughson 112
5 Dizzy Trout 111

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 13
2 George Caster 12
3 Gordon Maltzberger 11
4 Joe Berry 10
5 Joe Heving 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Walker Cooper .512
2 Joe Medwick .459
3 Jim Russell .429
4 Frank Colman .423
5 George Kell .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank McCormick 5
1 Jim Tabor 5
3 Frank Colman 4
3 Walker Cooper 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 22
2 Frank Colman 21
3 Jim Tabor 19
4 Frank McCormick 15
4 Ray Sanders 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Barrett 8
2 George Case 7
3 George Myatt 4
3 Snuffy Stirnweiss 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 0.63
2 Buck Ross 1.20
3 Preacher Roe 1.21
4 Xavier Rescigno 1.23
5 Early Wynn 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Russ Christopher 4
1 Mort Cooper 4
1 Max Lanier 4
4 Harry Brecheen 3
4 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 23
1 Johnny Niggeling 23
3 Russ Christopher 18
4 Harry Brecheen 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 1
1 George Caster 1
1 Cookie Cuccurullo 1
1 Curt Davis 1
1 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Russell .436
2 Johnny Hopp .386
3 Walker Cooper .379
4 Joe Medwick .378
5 Snuffy Stirnweiss .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank McCormick 10
2 Jim Tabor 8
3 Buster Adams 6
3 Stan Musial 6
3 Bill Nicholson 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 38
2 Bob Elliott 34
3 Frank McCormick 32
3 Ray Sanders 32
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Barrett 14
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 13
3 George Case 11
4 George Myatt 6
5 Frank McCormick 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Max Lanier 0.72
2 Orval Grove 1.10
3 Joe Haynes 1.24
4 Rube Melton 1.44
5 Russ Christopher 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Max Lanier 8
2 Russ Christopher 7
2 Dizzy Trout 7
4 Mort Cooper 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 35
2 Dizzy Trout 33
3 Bobo Newsom 31
3 Johnny Niggeling 31
5 2 tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Caster 5
2 Ace Adams 3
3 Curt Davis 2
3 Tex Hughson 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dixie Walker .363
2 Stan Musial .359
3 Johnny Hopp .319
4 Bobby Doerr .319
5 Frank McCormick .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Nicholson 36
2 Mel Ott 23
3 Vern Stephens 22
4 Rudy York 21
5 Ron Northey 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Nicholson 126
2 Bob Elliott 108
2 Vern Stephens 108
4 Ray Sanders 101
5 Stan Musial 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 58
2 Snuffy Stirnweiss 39
3 Wally Moses 29
4 Johnny Barrett 23
5 Don Gutteridge 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Munger 1.57
2 Max Lanier 1.65
3 Johnny Niggeling 1.87
4 Bucky Walters 2.10
5 Dizzy Trout 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Trout 25
2 Bucky Walters 23
3 Mort Cooper 22
3 Max Lanier 22
5 Hal Newhouser 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Lanier 164
2 Al Javery 153
3 Dizzy Trout 147
4 Hal Newhouser 145
5 2 tied 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 14
2 George Caster 13
2 Joe Heving 13
2 Gordon Maltzberger 13
5 Joe Berry 10